Bike-camper (file under inspiration)

[Mathewsen]

Though it's a stretch to call it bikepacking as we know it, this artist's 'camper bike' has the right idea on bicycle self-sufficiency (in style). Says the artist of his inspiration in a Brand X blog post,

"I was eating breakfast in a village outside Beijing when I suddenly had this bizarre feeling like I was camping," [That feeling, combined with China's robust cycling culture, was the genesis for the creation of Cyr's first vehicle, "Camper Bike," in which he attached a fully functional 3-by-9-foot camper to a three-wheeled Chinese flatbed bike.]

I'm not sure about urbanism and bike campers, but as winter solstice arrives I can see myself cruising the baja coast in a ballooned version.

His paintings of the camper bike aren't bad. And the shopping cart pop-up is interesting too. Has anyone read Cormac Mcarthy's, The Road? Reviews of the film adaptation (in theaters now) compel me to check it out.

[protoceratops]

...wow...

[jeremy11]

wheelie machine?!  I'd be a little scared to step into the back door lest the front wheel comes flying up.....

[SteveW]

I lived in China for a while and the Chinese never failed to amaze me with what they carry on those three-wheeled Chinese flatbed bikes. Some of the loads were insane, and they rode uncomplaining in any weather.

Most of my inspiration comes from people I've met who have no choice but to perform daily activities of endurance that we in the 'developed' world think would make us worthy of a certificate and T-shirt.

[rcktfanatic]

His paintings of the camper bike aren't bad. And the shopping cart pop-up is interesting too. Has anyone read Cormac Mcarthy's, The Road? Reviews of the film adaptation (in theaters now) compel me to check it out.

The book is pretty dark and of course your mind plays pictures of the decriptions. I haven't seen the movie, we'll see if my visions of the post-apocalyptic world are the same as the director's.... I was actually thinking of re-reading it!